A09044 Summary:
BILL NO | A09044B |
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SAME AS | SAME AS S02926-B |
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SPONSOR | Rosenthal (MS) |
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COSPNSR | Raia, Titone, Englebright, Maisel, Galef, Miller M, Castro, Jaffee, Brook-Krasny, Perry, Losquadro, Ortiz, Zebrowski, Weprin, Rivera P, Ra, Montesano, Duprey, Robinson |
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MLTSPNSR | Arroyo, Brennan, Burling, Camara, Ceretto, Cymbrowitz, Finch, Glick, Goodell, Gottfried, McKevitt, Murray, Sweeney, Tobacco, Weisenberg |
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Amd Art 13-F Art Head, SS1399-aa, 1399-cc, 1399-dd & 1399-ff, Pub Health L | |
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Prohibits the sale of electronic cigarettes to persons under 18 years of age. |
A09044 Actions:
BILL NO | A09044B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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01/17/2012 | referred to health | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
02/14/2012 | reported referred to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2012 | amend and recommit to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
03/02/2012 | print number 9044a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/10/2012 | amend and recommit to codes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/10/2012 | print number 9044b | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/22/2012 | reported | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/24/2012 | advanced to third reading cal.647 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2012 | passed assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2012 | delivered to senate | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
05/30/2012 | REFERRED TO HEALTH | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2012 | SUBSTITUTED FOR S2926B | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2012 | 3RD READING CAL.1454 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2012 | PASSED SENATE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
06/21/2012 | RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
08/27/2012 | delivered to governor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
09/05/2012 | signed chap.448 |
A09044 Floor Votes:
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Ceretto
Yes
Glick
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Murray
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Clark
Yes
Goldfeder
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Saladino
Yes
Amedore
ER
Colton
Yes
Goodell
Yes
Linares
Yes
Oaks
Yes
Sayward
Yes
Arroyo
ER
Conte
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
Lopez PD
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Scarborough
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cook
Yes
Graf
Yes
Lopez VJ
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Schimel
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Corwin
Yes
Gunther
Yes
Losquadro
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Barrett
Yes
Crespo
Yes
Hanna
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simanowitz
Yes
Barron
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Hawley
Yes
Magee
Yes
Peoples Stokes
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Curran
Yes
Heastie
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Perry
Yes
Skartados
Yes
Blankenbush
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Maisel
Yes
Pretlow
ER
Smardz
Yes
Boyland
Yes
Cymbrowitz
Yes
Hikind
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Quart
ER
Stevenson
Yes
Boyle
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Hooper
Yes
Markey
Yes
Ra
Yes
Sweeney
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Dinowitz
ER
Jacobs
Yes
Mayer
Yes
Rabbitt
Yes
Tedisco
Yes
Brennan
Yes
Duprey
Yes
Jaffee
Yes
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Tenney
Yes
Brindisi
Yes
Englebright
ER
Jeffries
Yes
McEneny
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Espinal
Yes
Johns
Yes
McKevitt
Yes
Reilich
Yes
Titone
Yes
Brook Krasny
Yes
Farrell
Yes
Jordan
Yes
McLaughlin
Yes
Reilly
Yes
Titus
Yes
Burling
Yes
Finch
Yes
Katz
ER
Meng
ER
Rivera J
Yes
Tobacco
Yes
Butler
Yes
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Kavanagh
Yes
Miller D
ER
Rivera N
Yes
Walter
Yes
Cahill
Yes
Friend
Yes
Kearns
ER
Miller JM
Yes
Rivera PM
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Calhoun
Yes
Gabryszak
Yes
Kellner
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Weisenberg
Yes
Camara
Yes
Galef
Yes
Kolb
ER
Millman
Yes
Robinson
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Canestrari
Yes
Gantt
ER
Lancman
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Wright
Yes
Castelli
ER
Gibson
Yes
Latimer
Yes
Morelle
Yes
Rosenthal
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Castro
ER
Giglio
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Moya
Yes
Russell
Yes
Mr. Speaker
‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
A09044 Text:
Go to top STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 9044--B IN ASSEMBLY January 17, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROSENTHAL, RAIA, TITONE, ENGLEBRIGHT, MAISEL, GALEF, M. MILLER, CASTRO, JAFFEE, BROOK-KRASNY, PERRY, LOSQUADRO, ORTIZ, ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN, P. RIVERA, RA, MONTESANO, DUPREY, ROBINSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, BRENNAN, BURLING, CAMARA, CERETTO, CYMBROWITZ, FINCH, GLICK, GOODELL, GOTTFRIED, McKEVITT, MURRAY, SWEENEY, TOBACCO, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Health -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to prohibiting the sale of electronic cigarettes to minors The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The article heading of article 13-F of the public health 2 law, as amended by chapter 508 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read 3 as follows: 4 ARTICLE 13-F 5 REGULATION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS [AND], HERBAL 6 CIGARETTES AND SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA; DISTRIBUTION TO MINORS 7 § 2. Section 1399-aa of the public health law is amended by adding a 8 new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 9 13. "Electronic cigarette" or "e-cigarette" means a battery-operated 10 device that contains cartridges filled with a combination of nicotine, 11 flavor and chemicals that are turned into vapor which is inhaled by the 12 user. 13 § 3. Subdivisions 2, 3, 4 and 7 of section 1399-cc of the public 14 health law, as amended by chapter 131 of the laws of 2011, are amended 15 to read as follows: 16 2. Any person operating a place of business wherein tobacco products, 17 herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or electronic cigarettes, are sold or 18 offered for sale is prohibited from selling such products, herbal ciga- 19 rettes, shisha, electronic cigarettes or smoking paraphernalia to indi- EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13620-10-2A. 9044--B 2 1 viduals under eighteen years of age, and shall post in a conspicuous 2 place a sign upon which there shall be imprinted the following state- 3 ment, "SALE OF CIGARETTES, CIGARS, CHEWING TOBACCO, POWDERED TOBACCO, 4 SHISHA OR OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, HERBAL CIGARETTES, ELECTRONIC CIGA- 5 RETTES, ROLLING PAPERS OR SMOKING PARAPHERNALIA, TO PERSONS UNDER EIGH- 6 TEEN YEARS OF AGE IS PROHIBITED BY LAW." Such sign shall be printed on a 7 white card in red letters at least one-half inch in height. 8 3. Sale of tobacco products, herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or elec- 9 tronic cigarettes in such places, other than by a vending machine, shall 10 be made only to an individual who demonstrates, through (a) a valid 11 driver's license or non-driver's identification card issued by the 12 commissioner of motor vehicles, the federal government, any United 13 States territory, commonwealth or possession, the District of Columbia, 14 a state government within the United States or a provincial government 15 of the dominion of Canada, or (b) a valid passport issued by the United 16 States government or any other country, or (c) an identification card 17 issued by the armed forces of the United States, indicating that the 18 individual is at least eighteen years of age. Such identification need 19 not be required of any individual who reasonably appears to be at least 20 twenty-five years of age, provided, however, that such appearance shall 21 not constitute a defense in any proceeding alleging the sale of a tobac- 22 co product, herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or electronic cigarettes to 23 an individual under eighteen years of age. 24 4. (a) Any person operating a place of business wherein tobacco 25 products, herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or electronic cigarettes are 26 sold or offered for sale may perform a transaction scan as a precondi- 27 tion for such purchases. 28 (b) In any instance where the information deciphered by the trans- 29 action scan fails to match the information printed on the driver's 30 license or non-driver identification card, or if the transaction scan 31 indicates that the information is false or fraudulent, the attempted 32 transaction shall be denied. 33 (c) In any proceeding pursuant to section thirteen [hundred-ninety-34nine-ee] hundred ninety-nine-ee of this article, it shall be an affirma- 35 tive defense that such person had produced a driver's license or non- 36 driver identification card apparently issued by a governmental entity, 37 successfully completed that transaction scan, and that the tobacco prod- 38 uct or herbal cigarettes had been sold, delivered or given to such 39 person in reasonable reliance upon such identification and transaction 40 scan. In evaluating the applicability of such affirmative defense the 41 commissioner shall take into consideration any written policy adopted 42 and implemented by the seller to effectuate the provisions of this chap- 43 ter. Use of a transaction scan shall not excuse any person operating a 44 place of business wherein tobacco products, herbal cigarettes [or], 45 shisha or electronic cigarettes are sold, or the agent or employee of 46 such person, from the exercise of reasonable diligence otherwise 47 required by this chapter. Notwithstanding the above provisions, any 48 such affirmative defense shall not be applicable in any civil or crimi- 49 nal proceeding, or in any other forum. 50 7. No person operating a place of business wherein tobacco products, 51 herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or electronic cigarettes are sold or 52 offered for sale shall sell, permit to be sold, offer for sale or 53 display for sale any tobacco product, herbal cigarettes [or], shisha or 54 electronic cigarettes in any manner, unless such products and cigarettes 55 are stored for sale (a) behind a counter in an area accessible only to 56 the personnel of such business, or (b) in a locked container; provided,A. 9044--B 3 1 however, such restriction shall not apply to tobacco businesses, as 2 defined in subdivision eight of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa 3 of this article, and to places to which admission is restricted to 4 persons eighteen years of age or older. 5 § 4. Section 1399-dd of the public health law, as amended by chapter 6 13 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows: 7 § 1399-dd. Sale of tobacco products [or], herbal cigarettes or elec- 8 tronic cigarettes in vending machines. No person, firm, partnership, 9 company or corporation shall operate a vending machine which dispenses 10 tobacco products [or], herbal cigarettes or electronic cigarettes unless 11 such machine is located: (a) in a bar as defined in subdivision one of 12 section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-n of this chapter, or the bar area 13 of a food service establishment with a valid, on-premises full liquor 14 license; (b) in a private club; (c) in a tobacco business as defined in 15 subdivision eight of section thirteen hundred ninety-nine-aa of this 16 article; or (d) in a place of employment which has an insignificant 17 portion of its regular workforce comprised of people under the age of 18 eighteen years and only in such locations that are not accessible to the 19 general public; provided, however, that in such locations the vending 20 machine is located in plain view and under the direct supervision and 21 control of the person in charge of the location or his or her designated 22 agent or employee. 23 § 5. Subdivision 1 of section 1399-ff of the public health law, as 24 amended by chapter 508 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as 25 follows: 26 1. Where a civil penalty for a particular incident has not been 27 imposed or an enforcement action regarding an alleged violation for a 28 particular incident is not pending under section thirteen hundred nine- 29 ty-nine-ee of this article, a parent or guardian of a minor to whom 30 tobacco products [or], herbal cigarettes or electronic cigarettes are 31 sold or distributed in violation of this article may submit a complaint 32 to an enforcement officer setting forth the name and address of the 33 alleged violator, the date of the alleged violation, the name and 34 address of the complainant and the minor, and a brief statement describ- 35 ing the alleged violation. The enforcement officer shall notify the 36 alleged violator by certified or registered mail, return receipt 37 requested, that a complaint has been submitted, and shall set a date, at 38 least fifteen days after the mailing of such notice, for a hearing on 39 the complaint. Such notice shall contain the information submitted by 40 the complainant. 41 § 6. This act shall take effect on the first day of January next 42 succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.